1979 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings
The 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Associated Press. This is for the 1979 season.
Legend
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| Not ranked previous week | ||
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Win–loss record | |
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Number of first place votes | |
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Associated Press poll
| Week 1 Sept 18 Austin Peay (2–0) New Hampshire (2–1) | Eastern Kentucky (3–1) т | Lafayette (3–1) т | Bucknell (3–1–1) т | Murray State (6–1–1) | Montana State (5–3) | Alcorn State (6–2) | Nevada (6–3) | Northern Arizona (7–2) т | Jackson State (8–3) | 8. | | |
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| 9. | Lehigh (2–0) | Nevada (2–1) | Lafayette (3–1) | Nevada (3–1) т | Lafayette (3–1–1) т | Montana State (4–3) | UMass (5–2) | UMass (5–2) | Montana State (6–4) т | Alcorn State (7–2) т | Montana State (6–4) | 9. |
| 10. | Boston University (1–0) т | Davidson (2–1) т | Nevada (2–1) | UMass (4–0) | Grambling State (4–2) т | Lehigh (5–2) т | Alcorn State (5–2) т | Nevada (6–2) т | Northern Arizona (6–3) т | Montana State (6–4) т | Northern Arizona (7–4) т | 10. |
| 11. | Nevada (1–1) т | Lafayette (2–1) т | Murray State (6–0) т | Alcorn State (5–1) т | Morehead State (6–2) т | New Hampshire (5–2–2) т | Florida A&M (6–3) т | Southern (6–4) т | 11. | |||
| Week 1 Sept 18[1] | Week 2 Sept 25[2] | Week 3 Oct 2[3] | Week 4 Oct 9[4] | Week 5 Oct 16[5] | Week 6 Oct 23[6] | Week 7 Oct 30[7] | Week 8 Nov 6[8] | Week 9 Nov 13[9] | Week 10 Nov 20[10] | Week 11 Nov 27[11] | ||
Dropped:
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| Dropped: 5 Grambling State | Dropped: 9 Nevada | Dropped:
| Dropped: 7 Lafayette | Dropped:
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| None | Dropped: 10 Florida A&M |
Notes
- Boise State (10–1) was on probation for a November 1978 scouting violation and was ineligible for the poll.
References
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